moss
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Edited Jul 08, 2015, 06:51
British Films in the 20th Century - off topic
Jul 08, 2015, 06:47
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This has nothing to do with stones, though I am sure you could find some in these films, not sure what word to use, perhaps surreal comes to mind. Hours of wandering through the 20th century landscape of being nonsensically 'British'.....
Enjoy or not!
http://www.culture24.org.uk/art/photography-and-film/art531193-bfi-releases-thousands-of-films-for-free-in-britain-on-film-project
http://player.bfi.org.uk/britain-on-film/
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tiompan
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Re: British Films in the 20th Century - off topic
Jul 08, 2015, 09:08
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moss wrote:
Try this one .
http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-stonehenge-panorama-of-the-ancient-druidical-remains-1900/
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carol27
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Re: British Films in the 20th Century - off topic
Jul 08, 2015, 09:57
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And also the isle of Lewis footage shows Callanish; sorry haven't sussed out links yet.
Thanks Moss for this; I've been watching footage from Blackburn, Lancashire, of the church parades, & mill workers leaving the factory, & I've convinced myself that I've glimpsed my great grandmothers face in one of the parades! Silly moo.
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tiompan
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Re: British Films in the 20th Century - off topic
Jul 08, 2015, 10:38
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I'm convinced the Sh is an early Mack Sennet .
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carol27
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Re: British Films in the 20th Century - off topic
Jul 08, 2015, 13:05
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tiompan wrote: I'm convinced the Sh is an early Mack Sennet .
Ah, the keystone cop stood by the stones.
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tiompan
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Re: British Films in the 20th Century - off topic
Jul 08, 2015, 15:50
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carol27 wrote: tiompan wrote: I'm convinced the Sh is an early Mack Sennet .
Ah, the keystone cop stood by the stones.
On his own and not doing a lot of running about , but he did move to another point .
Small begininngs ...
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moss
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Re: British Films in the 20th Century - off topic
Jul 09, 2015, 08:06
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tiompan wrote:
Tried it, god Stonehenge was in a ruined state ;). Also tried Carol's Isle of Lewis one with Callanish at the end; somehow grainy black and white intensifies the old stones with character.
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Dog in fog
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Edited Oct 10, 2016, 16:17
Re: British Films in the 20th Century - off topic
Oct 10, 2016, 16:16
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I found this one about Orkney. (I went last year - best place I've ever visited).
Here's the blurb:
"Orkney evoked through poetry, the sounds of nature, and the music of Peter Maxwell Davies.
Poetry, natural sounds and vivid landscapes intertwine in this evocative portrait of composer Peter Maxwell Davies and his adopted home, Orkney. Throughout the film, Davies' often sparse, experimental music accompanies the majestic island landscapes, giving a sense of both their ancient beauty and their danger.
Davies worked across many styles of music, and the film includes extracts from Ave Maris Stella, O Magnum Mysterium and the final scene of his opera The Martyrdom of Saint Magnus. We also hear George Mackay Brown reading his own verse, as well as quotations from the works of Edwin Muir, Robert Rendell and the ancient Orkneyinga Saga."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf6f_iMVBgk
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Rhiannon
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Re: British Films in the 20th Century - off topic
Oct 12, 2016, 20:01
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enjoyed a couple of these very much today, Moss. So thanks! albeit a bit belatedly
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moss
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Re: British Films in the 20th Century - off topic
Oct 12, 2016, 20:34
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Dog in fog wrote: I found this one about Orkney. (I went last year - best place I've ever visited).
Here's the blurb:
"Orkney evoked through poetry, the sounds of nature, and the music of Peter Maxwell Davies.
Poetry, natural sounds and vivid landscapes intertwine in this evocative portrait of composer Peter Maxwell Davies and his adopted home, Orkney. Throughout the film, Davies' often sparse, experimental music accompanies the majestic island landscapes, giving a sense of both their ancient beauty and their danger.
Davies worked across many styles of music, and the film includes extracts from Ave Maris Stella, O Magnum Mysterium and the final scene of his opera The Martyrdom of Saint Magnus. We also hear George Mackay Brown reading his own verse, as well as quotations from the works of Edwin Muir, Robert Rendell and the ancient Orkneyinga Saga."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf6f_iMVBgk
Very evocative, though Maxwell Davies music is rather difficult but fits the sombre mood of graveyards and stones. There is a bleakness to all these islands, beautiful though they maybe.
Here are some photos of the Outer Hebrides of dereliction, a harsh reality again off topic.
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2016/aug/17/nobodys-home-john-maher-outer-hebrides-photography-in-pictures?CMP=fb_gu
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